By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2021
News, Politics
The Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) is warning importers and other businesses that they could face the long arm of the law if they do not pass on the reduction in import charges to consumers. The GRA has given effect to President Irfaan Ali’s directive on the reduction of import charges to pre-pandemic levels in the […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2021
News, Politics
Chief Medical Officer, (CMO) Dr. Narine Singh, has advised that based on recommendations from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) several categories of persons can be exempted from taking the COVID-19 vaccine. In a memo copied to the Minister of Health and other officials, Dr. Singh […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2021
News
In wake of mounting protests by Health workers in Linden and other places, the Ministry of Health late last night announced that it is giving additional time for Health workers, public transportation operators and conductors to comply with the vaccination order. In a late-night statement, the Minister of Health Dr. Frank Anthony announced that health […]
By News Source Guyana on August 12, 2021
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The Chairman and members of Guyana’s first Law Reform Commission were sworn in on Wednesday by President Irfaan Ali. The Chairman of the Commission is retired Justice of Appeal B.S Roy. The other members are Vice President of the Guyana Bar Association Teni Housty, former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Clarissa Rheil, Educator Dr. […]
By News Source Guyana on August 11, 2021
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With cross-dressing officially removed as a criminal offence in Guyana, the Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination(SASOD) is pleased with the recognition of the ruling that was handed down by the Caribbean Court of Justice three years ago. In a statement, SASOD emphasized that there are still gaps in local laws that legislators need to fill […]
By News Source Guyana on August 11, 2021
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Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today said medical staff attached to the Linden Hospital Complex, who are being locked out because they are unvaccinated, need to produce a negative PCR COVID-19 test in order to return to work. The Health Minister explained that there is a clear guideline that now mandates Health Workers who are […]
By News Source Guyana on August 11, 2021
Crime, News
Scores of Lindeners started a protest in their town this morning, blocking the critical McKenzie/Wismar bridge in support of the unvaccinated nurses and doctors who have been barred from entering their workplace. After nurses, doctors and other staff members of the Linden Hospital were blocked again today from entering the facility because they are unvaccinated […]
By News Source Guyana on August 11, 2021
Crime, News
A shady Brazilian businessman who faced multiple fraud and other charges in Guyana almost a decade ago was shot dead execution-style last evening on Regent Street just outside the Kirpalani store. The 51-year-old man identified as Euclid Dasilva was in a Toyota pick-up with another man when a car drove up behind him and two […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2021
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The move by the management of the Linden Hospital to lock the gates on all unvaccinated staff members resulted in work in the hospital’s emergency unit and operating theater grinding to a halt. Nurses, Doctors and other staffers who are unvaccinated were denied entry into the hospital’s compound this morning. They were told that they […]
By News Source Guyana on August 10, 2021
News, Politics
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony today confirmed that unvaccinated Guyanese citizens who are overseas will not get a free pass when they are ready to return home. During his daily COVID-19 update, the Health Minister said only children below the age of 18-years-old and pregnant women will be exempted from the vaccination policy. Women who […]